Staudinger Reaction

H. Staudinger, J. Meyer, Helv. Chim. Acta 2, 635 (1919).

Synthesis of phosphazo compounds by the reaction of tertiary phosphines with organic azides:

Review: Y. G. Gololobov et al., Tetrahedron 37, 437 (1981). Synthetic applications: M. Taillefer et al., Chem. Commun. 6, 565 (1999); M. D. Velasco et al., Tetrahedron 56, 4079 (2000); P. Vanek, P. Klán, Synth. Commun. 30, 1503 (2000). Cell surface engineering: E. Saxon, C. R. Bertozzi, Science 287, 2007 (2000).